Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This reference center with 8,184 posts is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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George Moses Horton (1797-ca. 1880)
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Georgia Ann Hill Robinson (1879–1961)
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Eugene Parker (1956-2016)
Combahee River Collective Statement
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Combahee River Collective (1974-1980)

Explore Global African History

Abuja, Nigeria
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Abuja, Nigeria (1991- )
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Four Communes of Senegal (1887-1960)
Banjul, Gambia
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Banjul, Gambia (1816- )
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Gilbert William Lindsay (1900-1990)

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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Searching for John Grider, an African American Bear Flag Veteran
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Russia’s Black Entertainment Empresario: The Remarkable Saga of Fyodor Fyodorovich Tomas (Frederick Bruce Thomas)
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The Quest for Land and Freedom on Canada’s Western Prairies: Black Oklahomans in Alberta and Saskatchewan, 1905-1912
Montage of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity Founders
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Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, The Boulé: A Brief Overview (1904- )

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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